The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
MICHIGAN.

In Ishpenling the other n ght James Nc
Conkey stabbed Charles Williams twice, in
Hlcted fatal injuries, in a quarrel over 8
woman McConkey was arrested.
Arthur Billar, barber, was arreste in Bay
City a few days ago as cOunterfeter Dies
for bogus silver dollars were found in his
possession.
Robert Brock e, farm er of Pavilion. fell
from load OF corn stalks the other after
noon and struck on his head. His neck was
dlslocated, and he was picked up for dead,
but when taken home it was found that he
was st1 Il alive and a doctor was called
The doctor at the earnest request of his
friends set the farmers neck. Brooke con-
tnued to live and is now able to talk This
is sad to be the first case on record, SO far
as known, where a man lived afsc- his neck
was dislocaGed .'r.si's@2a3
DR.: J. H. Montgomery, of Marshall, was
stricken with paralysis the other day and
died in short time. He was an old resi-.
dent OF the city and a leading physician
Mrs. G. H. Talmage was fatally burned at
Marshall few days ago by a gasoline ex-
plos:on. She tried to light the stove in the
dark and the gasoin e,fowed too freely.
Reports to the State Board of H ealth by
ffty-two observers in different parts of the
State for the week ended October 20 indi-
Gated that Inflammation of the brain and
mountainous Group increased, and remit
tent fever, typho-malerial fever, diphtheria
and dysentery decreased in area of prev
alence. Diphtheria was reported at fifteen
places scarlet fever at thirteen, typhoid
fever at twenty-five. measles at four places
The State Board of Fund Commissioners
have Eeen authorized to purchase Michigan
war bonds, il obtainable at reasonable
premium, with the surplus in the State
Treaury; also to buy Government bonds
when deemed advisable
TIE female philanthropists at Muskeson
are preparing plans for the erection of q
home for the friendless
The employees of the State School for the
Blind at Lansing struck the other day be-
cause iron bars were placed at the windows
OF Their rooms
The October report of the State Prison
shows the following: In prison October !.
700; received during month, 3S; recapt-
ured /; total, 100; discharged by expira-
ton OF sentence, %; discharged for new
trial, 2; transferred 10 insane asylum, 2;
died, 1, leaving in prison, October, 81, 772
DAKOTA.
The other morning slide of rock oc-
CURED on the 16O-foot level of the Iron
Hill mine, near Deadwood, bringing down
ore of the estimated value of 100000. A
cave happened short time ago revealing
very rich ore, but it did not compare with
this body last laid open Assays were said
to give the return of about 500, 900 per ton.
and it was thought that large body exist
{ ed which would reach tllatvalue.
The banks of Yankton report greatly in
creased business activity since the crop be-
gan to move.
The Bismarck Iyib,.ne says: 1.-THE breed
ing of bronchos ought to be discouraged by
the refusal of people to buy the treacher-
GUS animals The mule is lamblike COM
pared with one of these Montana-bred man
killers"
Governor Church has issued his procla-
NATION appointing November "a as Thanks
giving Day.
1t was positively stated the other after
noon by prospectors on the school section
north of Huron that thirty-six-inch vein
of coal had been struck at a depth of 3O5
feet.
Much mail is still addressed to Yank ION
as the capital of Dakota -
There are only twelve of the thirty EIGHT
States of the Union that have as many miles
ct railroad as Dakota has
John D. Lawler, of NJ tchell, has been ap
pointed treasurer of Dakota by Governor
Church, in place Of John W. Raymond, re-
signed Mr. Lawler was born in Erie Coun-
ty, N. Y, in 1855, and came to Dakota in
1882 and located at Mitchell where he has
since resided, and is president of the First
National Bank of that city and u real-estate
owner: In 1888 he was elected to repre-.
sent the Mitchell district in the Territorial
council.
Two scandinavians residing on the north
side of Lake Poinsett about twenty five
miles northwest of yolga, were thrown
from the boat in which they were hunting
recently and both drowned
A Huntington & Missouri surveying party
is sketching the lay Of the Belle Fourche
valley in the Back Hills